
With Chicago’s Museum of Science & Industry’s interactive new James Bond exhibit opening last week, another exciting exhibition is about to open this time at the Field Museum, adding to the already incredible array of exhibitions in Chicago.
Opening tomorrow on Friday, March 15th, “Unseen Oceans” will invite visitors to “a whole world hidden beneath the waves of the ocean” to marvel at bizarre and bewildering deep sea creatures very rarely seen by the human eye.
From exploring an immersive underwater cavern to jumping inside an interactive deep-sea submersible and piloting through the depths alongside ocean creatures, guests can experience the unworldly realms of the ocean’s darkest corners from the comfort of inside the Field Museum’s walls.
“More than 70 percent of the Earth is covered by water, and very little has actually been explored,” said Marie Georg, Senior Exhibition Developer at the Field Museum. “This show focuses on the extremes of size, from tiny plankton to huge whales. It’s amazing to see how life thrives on the ocean floor in a variety of ways you wouldn’t expect.”
“For example, you may not expect an ecosystem based on wood that falls to the bottom of the ocean or creatures that glow,” she added. “Through 21st-century technology, the show gives a view of the inky depths that haven’t been seen before.”
Organized by the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) in New York, guests will encounter glow-in-the-dark fish and otherworldly creatures courtesy of cutting-edge technology while also meeting real-life seahorses, eels, and jellies up close and personal.
Media-rich galleries will feature original content and stories from scientist Janet Voight, Associate Curator of Zoology, including footage of her deep-sea dives swimming with octopuses, wood-boring clams, and other strange specimens of the deep.
Unseen Oceans will be open from Friday, March 15th, 2024 through Sunday, January 5th, 2025!
More information can be found at www.fieldmuseum.org.
[Featured image courtesy of Field Museum]